Teach and develop your EFL career in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Danang, Haiphong and other provinces in Vietnam at International House Affiliate Apollo Education and Training Vietnam

*NEW PAYSCALES AS OF MARCH 2008*
*Year round start dates *

We offer:
• Commitment to professional development and high teaching standards
• Competitive packages
• Wide range of resources and modern facilities
• Variety of course types
• Opportunities for development and promotion
• Academic and personal support from a dedicated team
• The chance to teach in and experience the real Vietnam in Danang, Haiphong and other provincial cities and towns

Professional Development

We are committed to high standards of teaching and training for teachers.
Our professional development program includes:
• Regular observations schedule plus ‘pop-in’ observations
• Annual Professional Development Interviews
• Regular training workshops
• IH in-service courses (e.g. the IHCYL and BET).
• DELTA sponsorship available (after 3 months employment) of up to $1000 on passing, plus a further 25% of fees per further year working for Apollo (up to a maximum of $1000 per year and a total of $4000)
• Internal promotion opportunities

Competitive Package

Costs of living are such that you can enjoy a very comfortable lifestyle in Vietnam – most of our teachers eat out every night, and spend holidays travelling in Asia without working too hard to save.
• Salary: 1360 USD – 1680 USD per month, depending on qualifications and experience (tax is payable on a sliding scale, most teachers pay around 10-20%)
• Medical insurance allowance: up to 550 USD per year
• Flight allowance: up to 500 USD per year (paid at the end of contract)
• Settling in accommodation allowance: up to 150 USD
• Completion Bonus: 900 USD paid at the completion of a one year contract (NB Bonus is also taxable income)
• Re-signing Bonus: 500 USD paid for renewal of a full-time one year contract
• 20 [twenty] working days paid annual leave and an additional nine [nine] paid days off for national holidays.

Interesting range of teaching opportunities

YL/ Kindy / G.E./ IELTS / TOEFL preparation courses, plus Business English, English for Academic Purposes and specialised courses (e.g. Pronunciation), as we expand our program for corporate & public clients. Teachers are encouraged and expected to teach across a range of courses. We also run courses in other cities as part of our corporate program, and there are opportunities to be based in Danang or to spend time in one of the provincial cities or towns (for example Haiphong), to really get a feel for Vietnam – see our website for further information.

Timetable

240 hours per quarter – normally scheduled at 20-23 hours per week. Most Kindy and YL teaching hours are during the weekend, except during summer when classes are also run on weekdays. Most adult teaching hours are in the evening, although some corporate teaching is daytime. Classes run from 7.30am to 9.45pm Monday – Friday; 7.45 am – 8.15pm on Saturday and 7.45am – 6pm on Sunday. Split shifts are sometimes inevitable, though they are avoided where possible.

Support

The Academic team includes an Academic Manager, Academic Coordinators and/or Senior teachers plus support staff in each location. They are there to support you in both academic and personal matters and will help you settle into your new life in Vietnam.

The school does not provide accommodation, but can arrange a hotel (at a modest cost) for arrival. Please note that the contract also includes a settling in allowance of 150 USD to help with initial accommodation expenses. The school will offer help in finding longer term housing as well. You will be met at the airport and taken to your hotel.

Job requirements for all teaching positions

• Native English speaker
• BA or MA (NB this is essential for Work Permit requirements)
• CELTA / Trinity TESOL or equivalent
• At least one year’s experience or B in CELTA etc.
• Enthusiasm, energy and a strong sense of cultural awareness are essential.

Work Permit

All expatriate staff require a visa PLUS a work permit. Apollo applies for a business visa before the employee departs their current country of residence. All costs for visa and all costs for Work Permit documents incurred in Vietnam are covered by Apollo (receipts required). Work Permit costs incurred outside Vietnam, such as notarization of qualifications (for US citizens) and the criminal background check, are the employees’ responsibility. Employees will need to provide originals of documents (TEFL certification & university degree) for notarization in Vietnam. A medical check, done locally, (including blood test) is also required. Apollo will assist in getting this done and cover related costs.

RMIT Vietnam is the Asian hub of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (established in 1887) with more than 3800 students studying in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. The English program is well structured to support quality EFL teaching and rigorously assessed to provide direct entry to undergraduate programs.

RMIT Vietnam is seeking qualified and experienced English language instructors to fill vacancies for terms commencing August – November 2008 and beyond. Positions are available in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

The RMIT English Program

RMIT Vietnam English courses range from pre intermediate to advanced levels with the key focus being ‘English for Academic Purposes’. For all courses there is an RMIT English Worldwide student study pack, and accompanying teacher reference material to assist with lesson preparation. Multimedia resources enrich core texts at each level of the program.

All instructors contracted to teach on the English Program at RMIT are well qualified and experienced. They are supported by a team of course coordinators who provide academic guidance and practical assistance. The English Program also offers ongoing professional development in the form of workshops and in service training

Minimum qualifications and experience required:

• Bachelor degree
• CELTA or equivalent internationally recognised TESOL, TEFL or ELT qualification
• Relevant experience of teaching young adults on a general English or Academic English program
• Native speaker of English

Employment conditions

The English program is delivered in a full time mode across the week with 4 hours classroom tuition daily. The duration for each course is 200 hours or 10 weeks. New terms are scheduled every 6 weeks. Teaching staff have a full time teaching load of 20 hours classroom teaching per week.

Information on employment requirements, the University, its programs and its teaching and learning style can be found at www.rmit.edu.vn

Application procedure

Application package must include

• employment application form to be found at www.rmit.edu.vn
(click on ‘About RMIT Vietnam’ then ‘Employment Opportunities’).
• current CV detailing relevant experience, previous English teaching and academic qualifications.
• names and current contact details of referees (including current or most recent employer/s) to be contacted to provide supporting references
• copies of degree/s and English teaching qualification
• copy of passport photo page should be attached.

In a covering letter provide any additional information to support your application including your availability to commence employment with RMIT Vietnam should you be successful in your application. Submit the application package to employment@rmit.edu.vn.

All foreign employees are required by Vietnamese laws to obtain a Work Permit. RMIT Vietnam will assist employees to obtain the permit however you will be required to obtain a Criminal Clearance from your own country and authentication of your academic qualifications. Additional information will be provided to successful applicants.

I am Ms Can Ha Khanh of Training Department of EQuest Company (www.equest.edu.vn). EQuest Group is one of the leading company in providing consultancy service for students wishing to study aboard, and courses in TOEFL iBT, IELTS, GRE, SAT, GMAT, etc. for Vietnamese students. I am looking for more native English trainers to teach full time TOEFL iBT, IELTS, GRE, SAT, GMAT, General English and Business English.

Here is some information concerning the position:1. Job Description:

* Working hours are 40hours/week, of which real teaching hours inside class are from 18 -20 /week, 5 hours/week for editing essays. The rest of the time will be for curriculum designing, lesson preparation, test marking, interviewing students and related jobs.

* Most students are teenagers and young adults from 20 to 30 years old. Class size is from 14 – 18 students.

* The main teaching place is in Hanoi (maybe in some other cities if required).
2. Requirements:

* Trainers are required to have Bachelor degree and teaching certificate (TESOL/ CELTA/ TEFL). Those with certificates or knowledge of TOEFL iBT, IELTS, SAT, GRE, GMAT are preferable.
* Trainers with more than one year experience teaching English can be considered if they do not have a teaching certificate.

3. Test Process before Recruiting

Step 1: Provide native teachers with information related to the job, salary, benefits, etc… through email. In case they have enquiries, they can contact EQuest through emails for discussion.

Step 2: Interview native teachers to know about the teaching experiences, pronunciation, etc. (In case native teachers are in Vietnam, the interview will be face-to-face one. If they are abroad, EQuest interview through chat or telephone.)

Step 3: Native teachers who have not taken TOEFL iBT will have to take 2 tests of TOEFL iBT Kaplan at EQuest, mainly two skills: speaking and writing. Their scores must reach over 80%.

Step 4: Native teachers in Vietnam will have to spend time observing classes, then they have to take trial lessons. In case they are abroad, native teachers are required to prepare the lesson plan, in which they present the teaching methodology, time distribution, etc they apply to the lessons.

4. Salary

The salary is based on the degrees, teaching certificates, teaching experiences, how long they commit to work, results of the TOEFL iBT tests (2) taken at the company and the trial lessons. Salary is paid on the last day of the calendar month.
Teacher from … Ranges
US, England, Australia, Canada 1200 – 1500 USD/ month
India, The Philippines, South Africa and countries where people are bilingual 800 – 1000 USD/ month

5. Other benefits:

* Medical insurance is provided for native trainers, which saves them about 100USD/month.

* Vacation includes one day per contractual month and nine (9) days for Vietnamese national holidays.

* If the trainers commit to work for two years, at least, the work permit will be arranged and paid by the company (as long as the trainer has the Criminal Check issued by his/her government), which saves each trainer about USD 500/year. Also, the one way flight ticket will be reimbursed nine months after the starting day.

o Interested trainers are kindly required to email their detailed CV, degrees, certificates and copy of their passports (with visa) to me: hakhanh@equest.edu.vn